Special Studies

Futures Research Methodology Version 3.0

Editors: Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Futures Research Methodology Version 3.0 is the largest,
most comprehensive collection of internationally peer-reviewed handbook
on methods and tools to explore future possibilities ever assembled in
one resource.

Over half of the chapters were written by the inventor of the method
or by a significant contributor to the method’s evolution.

The CD-ROM contains 39 chapters totaling about 1,300 pages.
Each method is treated in a separate file in word (.doc) and PDF format.

The series begins with an introductory chapter to futures research and concludes
with a synthesis of methods and speculation about the future of futures research
methods. The other 37 chapters cover one specific method (e.g. Futures Wheel,
Scenarios) or category of methods (e.g. Systems Perspectives, Normative Forecasting).

Each of the 37 chapters contains:

an executive overview of each method's history,

description of the method

primary and alternative usages,

strengths and weaknesses,

uses in combination with other methods, and

speculation about future evolution of the method.

Some also contain appendixes with applications, links to software, and sources
for further information.

Version 3.0 has not only added new chapters, it has also updated and improved
the editing of the previous chapters making this version a significant improvement
on the previous one.